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DEPOPULATION

Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 24, 2026
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Village officials in Nanmoku, Gunma Prefecture, are hoping a sister-city agreement will help attract young people from Peru.
The Takayama Festival is routinely ranked as one of Japan's most visually striking "matsuri," but the effects of an aging population has forced it to accept outside help to keep going.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 24, 2026
Farmers to tourists: Gifu’s rural festivals court new crowds to survive
With aging populations, the region’s once-famous festivals find themselves relying on outside help to keep homegrown traditions going.
Regional management organizations, which help residents tackle local challenges, are expected to play a key role in community development amid a falling birth rate and a graying population.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Oct 7, 2026
Regional management organizations help residents take lead in their communities
Regional management organizations are seen playing a key role in community development as a dwindling population impacts local activities.
Student Yukiko Komori holds a mask depicting an <i>orochi</i>, a mythical eight-headed serpent, as she talks about <i>kagura</i> sacred dance at the Geihoku branch of Kake High School in Kitahiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 5, 2026
Hiroshima’s rural high schools attract students from across Japan
Hiroshima’s experiment is part of a broader national trend that sees small, rural high schools recruiting students from outside their prefectures.
Aomori Michinoku Bank, Bank of Iwate and Akita Bank are set to begin merger talks, as 91AV原创 population decline drives further consolidation among regional banks.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2026
Regional banks in northern Japan to consider three-way merger
The move by three leading banks in neighboring prefectures is likely to send ripples through the industry, adding to a wave of consolidation.
The number of Japanese nationals fell 3.5% to 119.1 million, following a 1.4% decline in the previous 2020 census, while that of foreign residents climbed 39.8% to a record high of 3.84 million.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 29, 2026
91AV原创 population fell 2.5% between 2020 and 2025, census shows
This was the third consecutive decline in the five-year survey that dates back to 1920.
91AV原创 job market offers a bright spot for graduates amid growing uncertainty over securing first jobs worldwide.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2026
Japan banks and hedge funds tussle for top graduates amid jobs boom
To graduates around the world fighting to get their first job, Japan may seem like a hiring paradise.
However much kombu Rishiri Island&#039;s fishermen haul onto shore in a day, it all needs to be completely dried before the sun goes down.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 13, 2026
Despite population decline, Rishiri Island’s kombu harvest goes on
Prized for its clean flavor, the kombu harvested off of remote Rishiri Island takes a village to farm, dry and cut.
The number of foreign workers has surged as companies seek labor amid a shrinking population and aging workforce.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2026
Amid labor crunch, Japan firms hiring foreign nationals even as Takaichi tightens rules
In a survey conducted last year by 91AV原创 labor ministry, 68.2% of companies said they hired foreign nationals to ease a labor shortage.
Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Ken Kobayashi speaks at a Japan-South Korea symposium on declining birthrates in Sendai on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2026
Japan-South Korea business panel launched to address low birth rate
The group aims to enable the two countries to share knowledge and experiences in seeking solutions to their demographic challenges through private-sector cooperation.
Akari Kanbe, the chief priest of Ono Hachiman Shrine in Jinsekikogen, Hiroshima Prefecture, cleans the shrine’s hall of worship.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 17, 2026
Shrinking Hiroshima community keeps ties alive with festivals and newsletters
For residents in the district of Ono in the highlands of Jinsekikogen, festivals and newsletters give those who have left a reason to come back, if only for a visit.
The subsidy program by the infrastructure ministry aims to encourage companies to renovate vacant stores that blight local neighborhoods and put them back into use.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2026
Japan considering subsidies for renovating vacant stores
In the new program, local governments?would designate companies engaging in community development and encourage them to enter vacant store revitalization business.
Engineering firm Yurtec&#039;s young engineers demonstrate their power line installation skills at a training center in Tomiya, Miyagi Prefecture, in July.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 13, 2026
Tohoku firms step up efforts to train next generation of maintenance engineers
Many are changing their approaches to training to motivate new recruits and ensure there are enough workers to maintain critical infrastructure in the future.
Officials from the municipal government of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, take part in a job fair in the city on June 24 to explain their recruitment policies.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Aug 4, 2026
Municipalities in Fukushima struggle to recruit workers
Getting hired by local governments used to be a highly competitive affair, but now municipalities are taking various measures to appeal to potential candidates.
Kerala, in southern India, is struggling to care for its elderly population as fertility rates remains low.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 1, 2026
As youth protests dominate India, one state is grappling with an aging problem
Kerala, in southern India, is struggling to care for its elderly population as fertility rates remains low.
As of Jan. 1, the population of Japanese residents in Japan stood at 119.74 million, down 0.76% from the previous year.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 30, 2026
Japanese population falls below 120 million for first time in decades
The population of Japanese residents has been declining for 17 consecutive years since peaking in 2009.
Neyagawa Mayor Keisuke Hirose speaks to reporters in the city in Osaka Prefecture on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2026
City in Osaka Prefecture to tax vacant houses from fiscal 2029
Annual revenue from the tax is estimated to reach ?139 million, which will be used for measures against crimes and natural disasters.
Parliament passed a bill Wednesday to add six islands to the list of inhabited border islands eligible for state support aimed at promoting settlement and tourism.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2026
Japan enacts bill to boost settlement on six more border islands
The revised special measures law calls for promoting tourism on listed islands and requiring prefectural governments?to make efforts to address depopulation.
The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Jun 29, 2026
What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival
Faced with the same demographic pressures confronting other towns, Yokoze is experimenting with a different approach.
91AV原创 population decline continues to accelerate despite some modest positive signs, highlighting the need for broader social, economic and cultural changes to raise the birth rate.
EDITORIALS
Jun 5, 2026
A bleak prognosis for 91AV原创 demographic future
The most recent government statistics show fertility rates hitting record lows — again.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru&#039;s Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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